(February 22, 2014 at 7:27 pm)FractalEternalWheel Wrote: -Why do we view at death as something bad?
-When people die why are everybody so sad,how do we know that this life is really something good and death is something bad?
-What is making us thinking that death is an bad thing,why don't we just accept it as a part of life?
-Why are people so caught up in thinking what comes after death? Why does it seem that we want to live for ever? Is there any neurological explanation for this.
Excuse my English.
Any replay is welcome this topic has been bugging me for a while so I would really appreciate if someone would share their view on this theme.
People don't fear death as much as they fear the process of dying. In most instances it takes a long time to die and it's usually messy. If death was instantaneous people wouldn't fear it as much.
Consider the person speeding down the highway. ANy number of things could go wrong, resulting in his death. But he doesn't worry about dying because it would most likely be instantaneous.
A person suffering from a chronic illness has had a long time to think about dying. He's worried about his loved ones and how they will manage without him. If he's alone he's worried about who will find his body and bury him. He's worried about what will happen to his stuff and who will miss him, if anyone.
Sometimes a person can simply live too long for his own good. It's better to have a quick death instead of a long-drawn out one where you suffer in so many ways until your last breath.
